The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-23
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Opinions Of tho Press OH the Presi-
dcnt's Veto of tho Great Pension
Steal.

From the Ne,o York World, Dem.
The President has performed his
duty and met the expectations of the
country in vetoing the so.called
dependent pension bill" The rea.
sons which he gives for his action
are cogent and conclusive.
From the New York Herald, Ind.
The veto will crafty every honest
soldier and every taxpayer. The
President has done himself honor
! and established fresh claim to the
| confidence Of the country by it.
From the Wash. National Republican, Rcp.
This country to-day has the re-
makable spectacle presented of
Democratic President vetoing o gen.
eral pension law in order to enable
Congress to reduce the war taxes,
and Democratic Speaker Of the
| Democratic House Of Representa-
tivcs using his power to gag Con-
gress to prevent the removal of the
war tax upon tobacco.
From the Savaanah Ne,os, Dem.
The President vetoed the depend
ent pension bill, and in doing so he
showed that he has more moral cour.
age than either the Democrats or Re-
publicans in Congress.
From the Colvmbus, Co., Mqui,e,-Sun,
Dem.
If the President does nothing else
during his term Of office, this act
alone earns his salary.
From the Petersburg, Va., Mdcr-Appcal,
| Ind.
The President has not disappoint-
ed the people, so far rs the twelve
dollars a:month pension grab is con.
cerned.
From the Montgomery, Ala, advertiser,
Dem.
| Cleveland will be the next Prcsi-
dent. His veto of the pauper pen.
sion bill, which would have taken un-
told millions out Of the treasury and
made the American pension roll
larger than the actual roll of any
standing army of the world, entities
him to the united support, not only
of his party, but Of all patriots of
every party. 1t is not once in
century that a man so firm to do
right gets into the service Of the peo.
pie.
From the Baltimore Sua, Dem.
In returning the dependent pen.
sion bill to Congress without his ap.
proyal the President justified the es.
innate the country has formed of his
intelligence and patriotism. A mere
demagogue would probably have
signed the bill, bad as it is, hoping
for profit to himself and party from
winning the so.called soldier vote.
But President Cleveland was proof
against the motives that swayed the
majority of the Senate and of tho
House, and dared to take the sound
position that the large class of per.
sons to be benefited by the bill were
not entitled TO pensions.
From the New York Times, Rep.
1t is plain that he has been in.
tluenced by q sense Of duty, and that
he Has disregarded some political
considerations which, with weaker
man, or one less loyal to his convic.
tions, might have had much weight.
From the Washingion Post, Dem.
He will hear from tin TIC snarl.
ing censure Of mere partsans who
have complacently learned to regard
the war as their personal legacy, and
in the praise and approval Of the
great mass OF the common people Of
all sections, alike the tax.paying
civilian and the honest and honored
| veteran.
From The New Yoah ,Sun, Ind. Dem.
At last Mr.. Cleveland has written
II forbid' on big pension steal.
| Good for Mr.. Cleveland.
From tie baltimore Herald, Rep.
President Cleveland has vetoed the
"paupcr pension BILL" and the coun.
try will not be apt to find fault with
him for so doing.
From the Augosta, Ga., Eccuing Ne,cs.
Dem.
President Cleveland had the nerve
and manhood to veto the Infamous
dependent pension bill, notwith.
standing this proposed huge robbery
had passed both houses Of Congress.
1t was infamously wicked and cor.